If you’ve ever played Scrabble, by taking days in between turns and trying out random combinations of letters to see what fits, then you’ve played Words With Friends.
An interactive story about a dying man’s wish can barely be interacted with. For Richard Clark it’s an intimate reckoning with the past and present of his father’s life.
In a move fit for the Twitter and app generation, Kirby gets shattered into tiny—but formidable—pieces. Jason Johnson reviews what may be his Nintendo DS swansong.
Going down a self-referential route, Serious Sam: The Random Encounter is not so serious. Lana Polansky on why the 8-bit reimagining of the game series is more fluff than serious weight.